James Madison Men’s Basketball 2024 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
James Madison Dukes
 
Sun Belt (31-3, 15-3)
 
 
Big Wins: at Michigan State (79-76), Akron (73-59)
Bad Losses: at Southern Miss (71-81), Appalachian State (55-59)
Coach: Mark Byington
 
Probable Starters:
T.J. Bickerstaff, Senior, Forward, 13.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg
Julien Wooden, Senior, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Xavier Brown, Sophomore, Guard, 6.5 ppg, 2.1 apg, 1.5 spg
Terrence Edwards Jr., Junior, Guard, 17.4 ppg, 3.4 apg, 4.4 rpg
Noah Freidel, Senior, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Raekwon Horton, Junior, Forward, 6.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Jaylen Carey, Freshman, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Michael Green III, Senior, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 3.4 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 84.2 (11th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.1 (92, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.6 (37, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.5 (47, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.7 (56, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.0 (79, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.8 (225, 7)
Rebound Margin: 5.4 (32, 2)
Assists Per Game: 16.4 (24, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.9 (93, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015 CIT First Round loss to USC Upstate
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over LIU-Brooklyn
2013 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Indiana
2011 CBI First Round loss to Davidson
2009 CIT First Round win over Mount St. Mary’s
2009 CIT Second Round win over Liberty
2009 CIT Semifinal loss to Old Dominion
1994 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Florida
1993 NIT First Round loss to Providence
1992 NIT First round loss to Rutgers
 
*all team stats through 3/10